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The National Human Rights Commission as a driver of change to accelerate the abandonment of FGM
As part of the work to promote the rights to sexual and reproductive health-related to FGM, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership... Read more
Women leaders at the heart of the fight against FGM
The National Union of Djiboutian Women in collaboration with UNFPA organized a training workshop on the referral of victims of VFG-MGF to the care... Read more
UNFPA ANNUAL REPORT 2017
Year on year, millions of women and adolescents in 155 countries and territories have been progressively able to exercise their sexual and... Read more
Fifty years ago, it became official: Family planning is a human right
Fifty years ago, on 13 May, the world declared family planning to be a basic human right.
Nine standards to uphold the human right to family planning
UNFPA and the World Health Organization have recognized nine standards that must be met in every community, for every individual.
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and... Read more
Training Workshop for Young Peer Educators on Sexual and Reproductive Health
L’Association Djiboutienne pour l’Équilibre et la Promotion de la Famille (ADEPF) in partnership with IPPF and the UNFPA office organized a training... Read more
“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM
UNITED NATIONS, New York/Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO – Fourteen-year-old Latifatou Compaoré learned the spirit of resistance from her mother. Her... Read more
UNFPA's vision and agenda 2030
Our new strategic plan is designed to drive the ambitions and goals of the ICPD and 2030 agendas.
Top 5 things you didn’t know about child marriage
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Around the world, Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a romantic time for couples. Yet millions of children are coupled up... Read more